Top Gun
Top Gun is a American Film of adventure carried out by Tony Scott (1986).
Synopsis
Pete Mitchel (name of flight: Maverick ) is pilot of F-14 Tomcat in the American marine . Pilot except pars, his actions go sometimes against the opinion of its superiors.
Whereas it is on mission on board the Porte-avions US Enterprise, it is sent to take part in a competition of elite: Top Gun . This training course, on the basis of Miramar, brings together the best American pilots who clash at the time of daily drives in order to indicate the best of them.
A rough competition is born between Pete Mitchel and Tom Kazanski (name from flight: Iceman ). Maverick has nothing any more but one idea then at the head, to show with everyone its art piloting. During this training course, Maverick will meet " Charly " Blackwood, instructrice with Top Gun: between them will be born from the feelings, which will complicate their employment relationship.
Data sheet
- Lasted: 1:49
- Realizer: Tony Scott
- Scenario: Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
- Producing: Jerry Bruckheimer and Gift Simpson
- Music: Harold Faltermeyer
- Song: Take my Breath Away , words of Tom Whitlock and music of Giorgio Moroder, is interpreted by the group Berlin, " Danger zone " , words and music of Kenny Loggins, interpreted by itself.
- Photography: Jeffrey Kimball
- Assembly: Chris Lebenzon and Billy Weber
- Comings out date:
- the United States: May 16th, 1986
- France: September 17th, 1986
Distribution
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Tom Cruise (VF: Patrick Poivey) : Maverick
- Kelly McGillis (VF: Marie-Christine Darah) : Charlie
- Val Kilmer (VF: Jean-Paul Tribout) : Ice Man
- Anthony Edwards (VF: Jose Luccioni) : Goose
- Michael Ironside (VF: Jean Barney) : Jester
- Tom Skerritt (VF: Jean-Claude Balard) : Viper
- John Stockwell (VF: Philippe Peythieu) : Cougar
- Barry Tubb (VF: Eric Legrand) : Wolfman
- Tim Robbins (VF: Bernard Soufflet) : Sam “Merlin” Wells
- Meg Ryan: Carole
Distinction
- Oscar of the best original song in 1987 for Take my Breath Away , words of Tom Whitlock and music of Giorgio Moroder.
Around film
- the realizer, Tony Scott, openly took as a starting point the Gay iconography for the esthetics of its film. The scene of volley ball of beach is the perfect example. It remained “worship” precisely for this reason.
- At the beginning of film (in its French version at least), the main character is supposed to face MIG 28. The MIG 28 has in fact never existed.
- In a scene of the film Sleep With Me (1994), the actor-realizer Quentin Tarantino suggests that the film is the history of a man who must assume his homosexuality (see retranscription of the dialog).
- the torrid scene of love between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis was not to exist in the beginning. It is after the first projections near a public test that the realizer for of felt the need. The actors having changed hairstyle meanwhile, it must have recourse to easy ways for the connections. Thus, while, right before the scene, Tom Cruise leaves the shower with wet hair, Kelly McGillis as for it carries a cap hiding her hair. As for the famous scene, it is turned to back-light under a blue light.
- the US Navy American collaborated in the realization of film, but authorized only the shooting of one missile. During various scenes of combat, it is always the same missile seen under different angles.
- the scenes of Landing S and catapult-launchings were filmed on the US Enterprise with the current of spring 1985.
- Noting the success of film, US Navy had the idea to place offices of recruitment at the exit of the cinemas.
- In the scene of the elevator, with Maverick and Charlie, the haircut of Tom Cruise does not stop changing.
- Jets, Comic troupier and picks up teenager, the film was a success of cinema of America reaganienne to regild the blazon of the heroes of the US Navy and to make forget the veterans of the Vietnam in the American public opinion. Following film, the candidatures for the post of pilot grew, media phenomenon.
- the vocabulary of Top Gun is at the base of some " techniques" terms; used in the field of the Seduction, since the appearance of the Mystery Method in the years 1990.
See too
Related articles
- Hot Shots!, parody mild nutter of Top Gun .
- Knights of the sky
External bonds
- On the film
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